Methylone

Methylone is an entaktogen, psychedelic and stimulant. Originally, it was patented by Peyton Jacob and Alexander Shulgin in 1996 as an antidepressant. This drug is similar to a structural analogue of ecstasy, and it differs only by the addition of B-ketones.

In late 2004 a new designer drug called Bang appeared in the Netherlands. It was sold in a liquid form via Internet, it could also be found in shops selling unusual psychoactive drugs such as psilocybin mushrooms and other substitutes like BZP and TFMPP. The product was advertised as air freshener and was sold in plastic tubes of 5 ml. These cans cost from 10 to 15 euros and did not provide any information about the composition, except for the label Vanilla air freshener. Do not swallow, Never use more than one bottle. The analysis of Bang confirmed that its active ingredient was methylone.